Samson, a real estate holdings company, has owned the 60,700-square-foot property at 25 Monroe Place since paying $15.6 million for it 11 years ago, property records show. The A. Rollin Caughey-designed building between Clark and Pierrepont streets was constructed in 1938. It holds 67 rental units, mostly studios and one-bedrooms.

The investment marks DLJ’s first foray in Brooklyn Heights. DLJ has no plans to renovate the building. The firm also recently partnered with Alloy Development on the 1 John Street condo project in Dumbo.

“We thought this was a chance to establish ourselves in a very strong market,” a DLJ spokesperson told The Real Deal.

Samson never upgraded the property despite the high level of appreciation, Tolchin said. The sales price was “all market-driven,” Tolchin said.

The nearby multi-family buildings at 27 Monroe PlaceAnd 38 Monroe Place were among the six-building portfolio that Jared Kushner’s Kushner Companies bought from the Brooklyn Law School for $36.5 million, as The Real Deal reported.